Tampa Bay Rays Betting Odds

The Tampa Rays betting odds are looking better than they did last year. A year ago, they really laboured to bring any runs across the plate. But they have made steps forward by acquiring Corey Dickerson’s bat and his proven production. They could make a move in the standings, but they have their work cut out for them as they try to catch the upper class of contenders in the American League East, in the form of the New York Yankees, The Toronto Blue Jays, and the Boston Red Sox. [+]

The Rays’ bats can’t, on the surface, compete with this type of fire power, although, the division lacks a really dominant rotation. So the potential is there for the Rays’ hitters to punch some holes and do some damage.

Tampa Bay Rays Odds Today

Let’s take a look at the Tampa Bay Rays odds today, for people looking to place a bet on today’s action, with the sharpest line in the business. The Rays home games are broadcast from the Eastern Time Zone, and they play in the friendly confines of Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida.

Tampa Bay Rays Standings

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MLB

#

team

P

W

L

p+

p-

%

1

Tampa Bay Rays

16

12

4

78

40

0.750

2

Houston Astros

16

11

5

67

53

0.688

3

Seattle Mariners

19

13

6

130

97

0.684

4

Milwaukee Brewers

17

11

6

88

91

0.647

5

New York Mets

16

10

6

98

96

0.625

6

Minnesota Twins

13

8

5

68

58

0.615

7

San Diego Padres

18

11

7

66

72

0.611

8

Atlanta Braves

15

9

6

82

67

0.600

9

Philadelphia Phillies

15

9

6

85

80

0.600

10

Pittsburgh Pirates

14

8

6

51

49

0.571

11

St. Louis Cardinals

16

9

7

85

72

0.563

12

Cleveland Indians

16

9

7

58

59

0.563

13

Los Angeles Dodgers

18

10

8

113

90

0.556

14

Texas Rangers

15

8

7

84

82

0.533

15

Detroit Tigers

15

8

7

40

49

0.533

16

Oakland Athletics

19

10

9

101

86

0.526

17

Washington Nationals

14

7

7

83

72

0.500

18

Los Angeles Angels

16

8

8

66

69

0.500

19

New York Yankees

16

7

9

81

63

0.438

20

Arizona Diamondbacks

16

7

9

87

94

0.438

21

San Francisco Giants

17

7

10

47

55

0.412

22

Baltimore Orioles

17

7

10

79

106

0.412

23

Chicago Cubs

15

6

9

93

85

0.400

24

Chicago White Sox

15

6

9

69

93

0.400

25

Toronto Blue Jays

17

6

11

61

69

0.353

26

Cincinnati Reds

15

5

10

55

50

0.333

27

Boston Red Sox

18

6

12

74

114

0.333

28

Kansas City Royals

16

5

11

78

88

0.313

29

Colorado Rockies

17

5

12

51

80

0.294

30

Miami Marlins

17

4

13

48

87

0.235

Tampa Bay Rays Betting

One interesting thing to note with Tampa Bay Rays betting is their use of the defensive shift. According to the Bill James Handbook, Tampa Bay led the majors with 1,462 defensive shifts last year and they actually saved a total of 23 runs as a result. They are actually estimated to have improved themselves by 2 1/2 wins last year via the shift alone.

Also, remember, when betting on any baseball match-up take a good look at the pitching matchup, the injuries, and trends. Games are a bit harder to predict in baseball, because the first place team in a division isn’t actually much better than the last place team, most years. So, that means if the best team in the division is playing a 3 game series with that division’s worst team, it’s very likely the cellar-dweller will win at least 1 of those games. So place your bets with that in mind.

In terms of the Rays, they were second worst in the entire American league last year for offense. It’s hard to imagine them improving enough to make some noise and push for a wild card spot. This is compounded by their pitching getting tested nearly every night by the fat bats in the American League East.